An official document by the National Assembly has revealed that Bello El-Rufai, a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, received the multimillion naira Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) presented to lawmakers in 2023.

The young El-Rufai, who is a son to former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had earlier claimed that he rejected the luxury vehicle.

In an interview with Seun OKinbaloye, the lawmaker said he declined receiving the car but did not want to make his decision public.

He also alleged that some of his colleagues had similarly rejected the vehicles.

Abraham Bello is in PDP, a brilliant young man …and none of us took that SUVs. With the kind of insults we ‘chop’ (received), why should I take the SUV? If I say this now what is the comment. You just said I am a son of the privileged, I have had SUV since I was working,” he said.

Asked about the funds, he said, “that is the question, if you get the funds what did you roll out to do with it, but everybody came as if to say that maybe some people have not got cars.”

But the document, dated October 31, 2023, shows that El-Rufai indeed received a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado from the National Assembly’s transport division, House of Representatives.

The vehicle’s details are as follows: Chassis Number TTEBX3FJ401C349213, grey in colour, and came with two keys.